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DTAN-310 | 1 |
Monday 9-JAN-2023 |
Discuss core topics in the course |
Articulate the key themes of the BIG Data class |
Dig into python langauge fundamentals with the introductory exercises |
DTAN-310 | Wednesday 11-JAN-2023 |
Basic data structures |
Practice data types |
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DTAN-310 | 2 | Monday 9-JAN-2023 |
{no class} Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 18-JAN-2023 |
Practice function design with R homework Basic file input/output |
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DTAN-310 | 3 | Monday 23-JAN-2023 |
File input and output |
Dedicate a few hours to adapting/customizing examples in w3 schools python tutorials, starting with Variables and working through a few sections. Goal: get through Dictionaries by Monday. |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 25-JAN-2023 |
Function and file basics |
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DTAN-310 | 4 | Monday 30-JAN-2023 |
Finish Dog tag data digestion together; Choose next data set for practice. |
Use loops to assemble basic data statistics. |
Small task for Wednesday: # Dog Tag Task #3
Make a good faith effort at review problems tied to these sections, to be posted here on Wednesday Digest w3schools python tutorials THROUGH functions by Monday, 6-FEB State Population Growth projectDedicate substantial time to building our state population growth tool using our guide. |
DTAN-310 | Wednesday 1-FEB-2023 |
Review progress on python tutorials on w3 schools. |
Follow specificaitons to write functions that take in desired inputs and produce required outputs. |
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DTAN-310 | 5 | Monday 6-FEB-2023 |
Work through state population examples |
Wrap a bow on the state population problems and make a good leap into county parcel processing. |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 8-FEB-2023 |
Create a smaller data set from a larger one using python. |
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DTAN-310 | 6 | Monday 13-FEB-2023 |
Ingesting a very large file! |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 15-FEB-2023 |
Continue work on parcel file from WPRDC |
How long does your program take to run, in seconds? |
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DTAN-310 | 7 | Monday 20-FEB-2023 |
Using datetime module's datetime.now() function to time programs JSON Encoding module documented at python.org Pursue the capital projects JSON-encoded search project Use a JSON linter |
Using our sample json tool, write a program that does the following:
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 22-FEB-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 8 | Monday 27-FEB-2023 |
Intro to API data from the NHTSA |
Make requests to a remote computer and process the results in python, eventually using pandas |
Over Break:
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 1-MAR-2023 |
Build API calls with NHTSA |
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DTAN-310 | xxx | Monday 9-JAN-2023 Wednesday 11-JAN-2023 |
SPRING BREAK: NO CLASSES |
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DTAN-310 | 9 | Monday 13-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 15-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 10 | Monday 20-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 22-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 11 | Monday 27-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 29-MAR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 12 | Monday 3-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 5-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 13 | Monday 10-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 12-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 14 | Monday 17-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 19-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 15 | Monday 24-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | Wednesday 26-APR-2023 |
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DTAN-310 | 16 | FINAL ??? ?-MAY-2023 |